Google's approach to government requests for user data — Today, January 28, is Data Privacy Day, when the world recognizes the importance of preserving your online privacy and security. — If it's like most other days, Google—like many companies that provide online services to users …

New Details On Apple's Budget iPhone 5 — Backstage Categories: — Rumors of a budget “ready for China” iPhone have been circulating for some time, but apart from a possible price point ("low") and assumptions about its components ("plastic," “low-end"), no concrete details as to its look or feel have leaked out.

HP's first Chromebook revealed in leaked spec sheet — HP is preparing to launch its first entry into the Chromebook marketplace, if a PDF found on its site can be believed. According to this listing, HP's currently-unannounced Pavilion Chromebook will feature a 1.1GHz Celeron processor …

Marc Andreessen On The Future Of Enterprise — In doing research for a post on “The Enterprise Cool Kids” at the tail end of last year, I interviewed Silicon Valley veteran Marc Andreessen about where he thought the enterprise was headed. — While excerpts of that interview made it into the post …

In Asia's trend-setting cities, iPhone fatigue sets in — (Reuters) - Apple Inc's iconic iPhone is losing some of its luster among Asia's well-heeled consumers in Singapore and Hong Kong, a victim of changing mobile habits and its own runaway success. — Driven by a combination of iPhone fatigue …

Yahoo earnings: Mayer still has much to prove — Former Googler Marissa Mayer shocked the world last summer by taking the CEO spot at Yahoo, a brand marred by tumultuous CEO tenures and waning relevance. — Since then, Yahoo's stock has been on a tear and analysts are pinning their hopes …

Twitter Gets More Transparent With A New, Dedicated Site Reporting 6,646 Copyright Complaints And 1,858 Gov't Info Requests — Twitter, now at 200 million monthly active users, is ramping up to be a big player in content delivery with embedded video services from Vine the latest move in that direction.

Nick Denton Is Resurrecting Valleywag — Valleywag, a Silicon Valley gossip blog Gawker killed off in 2009, is making a comeback. — Nick Denton, Gawker's CEO and founder, says he'll be bringing the site back to life, and he's currently hunting for an editor or two to run it.

Instagram Isn't An Indie Anymore — What it means that it's now a Facebook subsidiary. — The question, inevitably, whenever someone sells out is how money and fame and fortune is going to change them, whether it's a band or an artist or a social network.

WhatsApp violates privacy laws over phone numbers: report — (Reuters) - WhatsApp, one of the most popular apps in the world, contravenes international privacy laws because it forces users to provide access to their entire address book, Canadian and Dutch data protection authorities said.